🔥 #GasFeeImpact The invisible tax shaping blockchain behavior. 💸 High fees throttle DeFi swaps, NFT mints, & microtransactions—pushing users toward L2s or rival chains. 📉 Network congestion = bidding wars; retail gets priced out while whales dominate. 📊 Yet, fees fund security & validator incentives—balancing act critical for sustainability. ⚙️ Projects optimizing gas (EIP-4844, rollups) gain edge; others bleed users. 🚨 Watch fee volatility: spikes signal demand surges or speculative frenzies. 💡 Layer 2 adoption, batch transactions, & fee forecasting tools soften the blow. Can’t ignore gas—it’s the heartbeat of on-chain economics.